The situation in the Middle East appears to be on the verge of breaking down, with Israel warning that it will impose heavy costs on its enemies who attack Israel. Although the United States announced additional naval and air forces in the Middle East, the contradictions between Biden and Netanyahu have escalated, and at the same time, there are fierce quarrels within Israel.
Biden and Netanyahu
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued a reminder to the G7 foreign ministers that the Iran and Lebanon Allah attacks on Israel could begin as early as the 5th, the sources said.
At present, as the situation deteriorates, the United States, Britain, France and other countries have called on their citizens in Iran and Lebanon to leave as soon as possible, and some flights to Israel have been suspended, which shows that the current situation is indeed not optimistic, "an uneasy calm is hanging over Israel." ”
But even so, Israel's attitude is very arrogant. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is ready for any situation, whether offensive or defensive.
Netanyahu
He declared that if Israel was attacked, it would fight back forcefully and make it pay a heavy price, no matter who it was. Israel's Defense Minister Gallant also said that Israel is fully prepared for land and air defense and will respond quickly to any attack at any time.
The situation now is that Hamas, Iran, and the Lebanon Allah Party have vowed to retaliate against Israel for their assassinations. Israel, on the other hand, not only does not cool down the situation, but also continues to provoke Iran and Hamas, trying to further spread the war in the Middle East.
As an ally of Israel, United States's reaction was also expected. The Pentagon has announced an additional squadron of Air Force F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East, as well as an unknown number of naval cruisers and destroyers capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, as well as additional land-based ballistic missile defense systems to Israel if needed.
pentagon
United States is very clear that it is to ensure the security of Israel, the "bridgehead" in the Middle East, which is not only for the sake of the Middle East strategy formulated by the United States, but also to fulfill the defense commitments of its allies. If United States leave Israel alone now, it will inevitably arouse doubts and dissatisfaction among other allies in the United States, and it will be difficult for United States to unite and use allies to do something.
So in this case, the United States can only bite the bullet, but in fact, the contradictions between United States and Israel have become more and more serious.
A number of Israel media broke the news that when the assassination of Hamas's top leaders and the tension in the Middle East fell into tension, Biden had a phone call with Netanyahu, in which Netanyahu said that Israel was advancing negotiations with Hamas on a ceasefire agreement, but Biden suddenly broke out and asked him to stop "talking nonsense".
Biden
It is clear that Biden does not believe Netanyahu's nonsense at all. Negotiations on a ceasefire agreement have been going on for months without any effective results, and Biden has previously blamed Netanyahu for deliberate delays for domestic political reasons.
Now that the top leader of Hamas has been assassinated, and the news of death has also come from the top Lebanon Allah party leaders one after another, it can be seen that Israel has no intention of ceasefire negotiations at all, and it is no wonder that Biden can't listen to it.
And the point is that United States now hopes that Israel can control the situation and not go too far, as a result, Israel will directly pull United States into the water, and now United States will have to help if it does not help, Biden is annoyed for sure.
Biden
However, Israeli media broke the news that Netanyahu's office issued a statement declaring that the prime minister does not interfere in United States politics and will cooperate with whoever is elected president, so it is hoped that United States will not interfere in Israel politics. It's almost like pointing at Biden's nose and saying don't be nosy, you United States only need to be responsible for providing military assistance.
However, now it is not only the United States that wants Israel to reach a ceasefire agreement as soon as possible, but Israel is also quarreling over the matter, and high-level divisions have intensified.
Netanyahu and Gallant
Israel media pointed out that at the high-level security meeting in Israel, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Halevi had a fierce quarrel because the former wanted to continue the military operation, and the latter supported a ceasefire agreement in Gaza as soon as possible.
Netanyahu is already planning to remove Gallant and Halevi from office, but how long can Netanyahu be so dictatorial? The more arrogant you are now, the worse you will lose later.